Well it appears spring may have finally sprung and it is such a beautiful time of the year when everything comes to life. The colors are vivid, the grass is green and the smell of newness is in the air. Hopefully our hearts are coming alive to the call of the Spirit as we soak in His presence and chew on His Word.

So here is out MMV for this week:
Psalm 27:4 (NKJV)
One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.

As you READ IT – WRITE IT – SAY IT – SING IT – PRAY IT make it your own. in other words, own it for yourself. I’m praying for you like the apostle Paul did in Ephesians 1:17-18
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
Much love to you all,
Michael

Beloved,
This past week has been nothing short of spectacular in terms of the Lord making His presence known in the lives of people here at BHOP. As a matter of fact this whole month of March has been astounding. On February 18th we began a 40 day time of fasting and praying which ended this past Sunday (yesterday) March 29th on Palm Sunday. Lavern and Angela gave their testimonies on Sunday and the Holy Spirit moved in many hearts as they spoke of the healing received in their lives.

This weeks MMV comes by way of Lavern as I called him, as the Holy Spirit directed, and this is the verse he gave to me.
“Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous–possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God! (‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭8‬ AMP)”
This is Lavern’s experience and he will be happy to speak with you about it, if you ask him.
READ IT – WRITE IT – SAY IT – SING IT – PRAY IT and as you do ask the Lord to draw you into the place of “The Pure in Heart” that your eyes would be opened to see like never before.
Much love to you all,
Michael & Kathy – Lavern & Angela

Beloved.
This weeks MMV comes to us from the book of Matthew and is by far one of the most difficult to walk out in our everyday lives. Our goal is to abound in love still more and more and to learn how to love as Jesus loves. Jesus always challenges us to go to the next level in our spiritual maturity as we follow Him. He is always exhorting us to go farther than we’ve gone before. So with this in mind here is this weeks verse.

Matthew 5:44 (NKJV)
44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,”

As you READ IT – WRITE IT – SAY IT – SING IT – PRAY IT ask the Lord to help you walk this out in your everyday life – where the proverbial rubber meets the road. Pray that you would abound in love still more and more.

Good morning Beloved from Grapevine Texas. You might ask, what are you doing in Grapevine? Well I’m hear to attend a memorial service for my dear friend John Paul Jackson who passed away on February 18th. It’s raining here right now and I love the rain as reminds me of Gods great love for us. This is a soaking rain so that’s why it reminds me of His love because He wants to soak is in it so that we become saturated. I’ll let you ponder that a bit.
Our MMV for this week is from Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. (‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭14-15‬ NASB)
Forgiveness is at the heart of the Gospel and it is essential to walk in this. As you READ IT – WRITE IT – SAY IT – SING IT – PRAY IT ask the Holy Spirit to reveal any areas of unforgivess in your heart and then release forgiveness into what ever situation He might reveal.
Much love and blessings,
Michael & Kathy

This weeks MMV comes to us from the Book of Romans.
Romans 8:28 (NKJV)
” And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

My grandson Isaac, who is 11 years old, got up and read this scripture during our worship service at the prompting of the Holy Spirit and gave his personal testimony of struggle in believing and trusting in the Lord for the outcome of this verse in his own life. He was going through a very rough time at school with some of his friends and was put to the test in walking out his faith in the midst of trials and tribulations. Isaac’s faith was proved out as he trusted in God’s faithfulness in his life. Isaac , at this young age, is building his “own history” in God just like David and so many others did throughout the scriptures. Isaac is finding out that God is trustworthy no matter what the circumstances are in our lives. What about you?
Thank you Isaac for your courage and faith to stand and testify in the congregation to God’s faithfulness. Keep going, keep pressing on to the fullness of the prize of Christ as Paul prayed in Philippians 3:14. I love you, Isaac — Pops

READ IT – WRITE IT – SAY IT – SING IT – PRAY IT Until you and I believe it.
Much love and blessings,
Michael & Kathy